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It's probably an MSDN key. Call Microsoft Support and have them check it for you. They support activation-related concerns for free. 1-800-936-5700 for North America

Windows 7 on Ryzen seems to be a hit or miss affair. I've personally installed Windows 7 on a system with Ryzen 2200G and an ASUS A320 mobo and it would just not go through. Some kind of BIOS-related error. On the flipside there are people who have gotten it installed on 7th or 8th gen Intel rigs and even have a patch for it: There's also a patch to disable that nag update: https://github.com/zeffy/wufuc From the site: "Disables the "Unsupported Hardware" message in Windows Update, and allows you to continue installing updates on Windows 7 and 8.1 systems with Intel Kaby Lake, AMD Ryzen, or other unsupported processors." Read about it in the OC forums that I frequent: https://www.overclock.net/forum/132-windows/1690905-microsoft-blocks-win-7-8-1-updates-7th-gen-intel-amd-cpus-not-true.html

You might also want to follow this guide if you really want a full wipe and re-install: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-clean-install-windows-10-a.html

Don't start the installation of Windows 10 64-bit from within Windows 10 32-bit. You have to boot the Windows 64-bit USB or disk and then start the clean install from there. Follow this guide: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-clean-install-windows-10-a.html Also a 32-bit to 64-bit upgrade is not possible in Windows going back to Windows Vista. This is not an SKU or edition upgrade like going from Windows 10 Home to Pro or Windows 7 Home Basic to Windows 7 Pro or Windows 8 to Windows 8.1.

Slave the drive to another working Windows PC and see if you can extract the data. A hassle. I know. But if that's not possible then what airdeano suggested above might be your only option at this point.

LTT did have a review of a 1060 5GB that supposedly does not exist but actually does. And it was theorized it was for a specific market only.

Latest generation I've tried installing Windows XP and got it working was on was H61-based chipsets from the Sandy and Ivy bridge era of Intel while it was the AM2 era for AMD. Can't confirm with newer generation though. EDIT: You might want to review this guy's YT page he's into retro stuff and making them work with older operating systems like Windows XP: OR this guy: Overkill Windows XP machine:

You can't download with an OEM product key. And MS Support won't help you at all. Sorry. They'll tell you to contact your manufacturer. However, if you have a buddy who has a retail Windows 7 disk or has a retail product key and has downloaded the ISO from the web site, you can use that OEM PK with that disk. If it does not activate give Microsoft a call, they'll help you at that point. I've personally used an OEM product key on the side of a Dell unit with an ISO from MS and it works fine when activating.

Don't. Any older version of Windows 10 will nag you to update to the latest version. Remember you can't turn off updates even if you have a lousy internet connection so one way or the other MS will upgrade you to Windows 10 v1803. 8.1 and and 7 were the last versions that would allow you to run off Windows Updates at will.

Seems counter-intuitive but I've been running Windows 7 WITHOUT updates since 2015 and it's been rock solid as well. IMHO I've always thought that not having the ability to completely disable Windows Updates was a deal-breaker for me moving to Windows 10. So I stayed with Windows 7 and once that's retired in 2020 I'm planning to go with Windows 8.1. FYI Windows 8.1 is actually way better than Windows 8. It's like 8.1 was what Windows 8 should have been.

Try their chat support team: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus/ The chat option always starts with a robot before you get connected to an actual person. FYI.

If you have the product key, MS does offer you an option to download the installation disk. That is of course if you're open to the option to just taking off and nuking this computer from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. LOL Seriously, if you're considering a re-install might try this web site and use your Windows 7 product key: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7 Installing SP1 was a nightmare in those days. A full blown re-install was much better, especially if this is an old install of the original Windows 7. You can also give Microsoft tech support a shot if you really don't want to re-install and start from scratch. If you're from North America: 1-800-936-5700 Chat: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus/ The chat option always starts with a robot before you get connected to an actual person.

Call or chat with Microsoft tech support and let them sort it our for you. Activation issues are supported for free. If you're from North America: 1-800-936-5700 Chat: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus/ The chat option always starts with a robot before you get connected to an actual person.

You could try a Windows 7 install with Windows Update off. And make sure not to install the updates that would give you the nag warning. Risky, but worth a shot I guess. There's also a patch to disable that nag update: https://github.com/zeffy/wufuc From the site: "Disables the "Unsupported Hardware" message in Windows Update, and allows you to continue installing updates on Windows 7 and 8.1 systems with Intel Kaby Lake, AMD Ryzen, or other unsupported processors." Read about it in the OC forums that I frequent: https://www.overclock.net/forum/132-windows/1690905-microsoft-blocks-win-7-8-1-updates-7th-gen-intel-amd-cpus-not-true.html

Are those commercial licenses bought in bulk? Or consumer licenses just bought one at at time or when needed? Commercial licenses in bulk are easy to track for MS but the other types well let's just say they're a nightmare.